Concerns over the hospital care of former Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campbell have been flagged up by a health trust, an inquest has heard.
Mr Campbell died at the age of 54 at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) on June 15 after he was admitted there a month earlier.
Opening an inquest on Thursday into his death, Zac Golombek, area coroner for Manchester, said Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the hospital, had declared a Level 5 patient safety incident – the most serious category – about aspects of his care.
He said the provisional cause of death given for Mr Campbell was multi-organ failure due to a heart infection.
No family members were present at Manchester Coroner’s Court as Mr Golombek outlined background details.